TORONTO — Toronto Blue Jays outfielder George Springer is awaiting clearance to journey after he suffered a concussion in his collision with shortstop Bo Bichette in Recreation 2 of the AL wild-card collection in opposition to the Seattle Mariners on Saturday, normal supervisor Ross Atkins mentioned Tuesday.
Atkins additionally revealed that Springer, who additionally sprained his left shoulder on the play and needed to be carted off the sphere, performed the second half of the season with a bone spur in his proper elbow.
As soon as he is cleared to journey, Springer will search additional consideration on the elbow, which prompted him to skip the All-Star Recreation in July.
“The scale of it and the extent of it’s what’s unsure,” Atkins mentioned of Springer’s bone spur.
Toronto blew an 8-1 lead in Saturday’s 10-9 loss to Seattle. The Mariners tied it at 9-all when shortstop J.P. Crawford hit a bases-loaded blooper into shallow middle area with two out within the eighth inning. Springer and Bichette went arduous after the ball, but it surely landed as the 2 collided. All three runners scored on the play.
Toronto was swept out of the wild-card spherical with the loss, its fifth straight postseason defeat.
Atkins mentioned there’s “nothing to be involved about long-term” relating to the accidents Springer suffered within the collision.
Springer, 33, signed a six-year, $150 million contract with Toronto earlier than the 2021 season.
A four-time All-Star and MVP of the 2017 World Sequence with Houston, Springer was restricted to 78 video games in 2021 due to indirect and quadriceps accidents and a sprained left knee. He performed 133 video games in 2022, hitting .267 with 25 homers, 76 RBIs and 14 stolen bases, however missed 10 days in August to relaxation his sore elbow.
Springer was hit by a pitch on his left wrist within the eighth inning of Toronto’s playoff opener Friday. He went down in ache however remained within the sport.
Additionally Tuesday, Atkins mentioned it was too quickly to announce a choice on the standing of interim supervisor John Schneider, who went 46-28 after changing Charlie Montoyo in July.
“I feel it will likely be very troublesome for us to search out higher than John Schneider,” Atkins mentioned. “However out of respect for the group, out of respect for John Schneider, I do need time to work by means of the method with him.”
